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2015 Aegean Cup

MANISA, Turkey (Jan. 20, 2015) – The U.S. Under-16 Boys’ National Team dropped a 2-0 decision against Norway at Eylul Stadium at the 2015
Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament.

Norway’s Abdul-Basit Aguoda scored the winner in the fifth minute and Brage Berg Pedersen added a goal in the 79th minute.

Through two match days, Norway and Turkey are atop Group A with 1-0-1 records and four points, followed by the USA (1-1-0, 3 points) and Romania (0-2-0, 0
points). Host Turkey defeated Romania 2-0 on Tuesday.

The USA wraps up the group stage against Turkey on Thursday, followed by a placement match on Saturday.

MANISA, Turkey (Jan. 20, 2015) – The U.S. Under-16 Boys’ National Team dropped a 2-0 decision against Norway at Eylul Stadium at the 2015
Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament.

Norway’s Abdul-Basit Aguoda scored the winner in the fifth minute and Brage Berg Pedersen added a goal in the 79th minute.

Through two match days, Norway and Turkey are atop Group A with 1-0-1 records and four points, followed by the USA (1-1-0, 3 points) and Romania (0-2-0, 0
points). Host Turkey defeated Romania 2-0 on Tuesday.

The USA wraps up the group stage against Turkey on Thursday, followed by a placement match on Saturday.

CHICAGO (Jan. 12, 2015) – The U.S. Under-16 Boys’ National Team is headed to Manisa, Turkey, to take part in the 2015 Aegean Cup International Youth
Tournament from Jan. 19-24.

An 18-player roster will represent the USA and open Group A play against Romania on Monday, Jan. 19. The U-16 BNT then faces Norway on Jan. 20 and Turkey
on Jan. 22. Following group play in the eight-team tournament, the top group teams will face each other in the championship on Jan. 24. A third-place match
also will be held on that day.

Group B includes the Czech Republic, France, Greece and Ukraine.

Luchi Gonzalez, the head coach of the FC Dallas U-16 Development Academy team and Shaun Tsakiris, De Anza Force’s U-14 and U-16 head coach, are overseeing
the USA squad.

Nine players among this group were part of the U-16 BNT’s November camp in France to cap off 2014. Sixteen of the 18
players on this roster were born in 1999 and two in 2000.

There are 14 current Development Academy players and 17 overall who have had ties to the Academy.